Jiaozuo
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| Area | 4,071 km² |
| Population | 3,455,000 |
| GDP | ¥13,413 per capita (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han, Hui |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Township-level divisions | 116 |
| Area Code | 391 |
Jiaozuo (Simplified Chinese: 焦作; pinyin: Jiāozuò) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to the east, Jiyuan to the west, Luoyang to the southwest, and the province of Shanxi to the north.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.
- Jiefang District (解放区)
- Shanyang District (山阳区)
- Zhongzhan District (中站区)
- Macun District (马村区)
- Qinyang City (沁阳市)
- Mengzhou City (孟州市)
- Xiuwu County (修武县)
- Wuzhi County (武陟县)
- Wen County (温县)
- Bo'ai County (博爱县)
[edit] History
Jiaozuo was established as a city in 1953.
[edit] Economy
Jiaozuo is noted for its blast furnaces and machine construction industries.
[edit] Transport
Jiaozuo is linked via railway to the nearby cities of Luoyang, Xinxiang, and Jincheng in nearby Shanxi Province.
[edit] Colleges and universities
- [[Henan Polytechnic University (former Jiao Zuo Institute of Technology).
Founded in 1903, sponsored by Fun Company of UK. Known as JiaoZuo Road And Mining School, initially aimed to assist mining, Changed its name to JiaoZuo Institute of Technology in 1956, Henan Polytechnic University in 2003.]]
[edit] Place of tourism
Yun Tai Mountain, Qing Tian River, Qing Long Cape, Shen Nong Mountain.
Of all above places, Yun Tai Mountain is said to have a cascade of 314 meter in hight, together with numerous smaller cascades, formed a natural miracle.
[edit] External links
- Government website of Jiaozuo (in Simplified Chinese)
Prefecture-level divisions of Henan
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